but why would you have to have a ui like keysoft? why not just have a command line? I think most people prefer that anyway, to me it seems more powerfull. maybe for installs you would have to have it, but I haven't seen a keysoft command line, but I was on the bn a few years ago, from what I understand, there have been quite a few things changed sense then. Tyler Littlefield. Check out our website: http://tysplace.the-leetest.net check out my blog: livejournal.com/~tylerrl [my programs don't have bugs, just randomly added features] [failure is not an option, it comes bundled with windows!] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Garrett Klein" <kleins@xxxxxxxxxx> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 2:55 PM Subject: Re: Linux on BrailleNotes > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA512 > > Theoretically it could be done... there is a port of Linux to the arm > architecture. The main issues I would see, as I've thought about something > similar for a PAC Mate, are: > > 1. Analising, reverse-engineering, and re-flashing the rom. > 2. (this wouldn't necessarily be needed for the PAC Mate since its braille > display uses a modified USB connector) analising/reverse-engineering the > bus/communications protocol between the processor and the braille display. > 3. Modifying brltty and the kernel to work with said bus/protocol. > 4. Getting something like flite ported and integrated into the firmware > (it would all have to be burned into rom). > 5. Getting the braille keyboard working, which would most likely involve a > completely revamped console/keymap system. Oh, the horror and nightmares > that would result from that! > 6. Grade 2 Braille support, and back/forward translation (even more > terrifying than number 5!). > 7. Creating a UI that's at least somewhat similar to KeySoft. > > I don't claim to be an expert at such things, but I consider myself > knowledgable enough when it comes to a general understanding of how to get > many things accomplished with computers. There's probably tons of stuff > that would also have to be accounted for, but once you've got the rom > hacked and the hardware drivers written everything else is just a question > of effort and perseverence. > > Garrett > > On Wed, Feb 01, 2006 at 07:57:31AM -0500, David Poehlman wrote: >> As I understand it, not only the software but the hardware is >> proprietary inside. You'd have to wipe it and start over. >> >> -- >> Jonnie Apple Seed >> With his: >> Hands-On Technolog(eye)s >> >> >> On Feb 1, 2006, at 7:41 AM, BlindTech of BlindTechs.Net wrote: >> >> You know, I have thought about this for along time, and have thought >> about how to go about iit. but never got started on thhe beginning >> points of it, but believe mme, it crossed y mind a million times to >> just say "Foget humanware and they crappy customer service" and just >> some how get linux on my braillenote pk. >> >> On Feb 1, 2006, at 2:55 AM, Chris Norman wrote: >> >> > Hi people, >> > Does anyone know weather or not there is a linux distribution which >> > will >> > work on the BrailleNote from PulseData? >> > >> > Cheers, >> > >> > Chris Norman >> > <!-- chris.norman4 at ntlworld.com --> >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Speakup mailing list >> > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >> > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Speakup mailing list >> Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Speakup mailing list >> Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >> > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (GNU/Linux) > > iQIVAwUBQ+E8fvQ3GgYHRr/HAQof/A/8ChY10iUDNA1UdMBOhcVZTAY2pup5gxff > /aGqUHB+juH+Vgglr4nkdW3VrGepplU45GbDGnpfBu+ZJN1Wj3PlVI2xt28MufmX > 9kJDh39Qc1lK5oPrbJ/TZKSQCsw8gMuhs+r8RIHfPIYPqZYjoqX/iw4wFSgGhcWr > 4+Tsr9cqCIgB9BXjvr8jMNWBqAaogZ3LGIffpNwLy1bsrmaCPxijIGrbdXXUKm6X > fKQ5XY/0BgJv95QQ2pIH5rrPitFOxAP6EAmHwKZsva4qdWQ3tjaE2bZ4QQc4INnd > mz7oALm0Tqyg/5y7l6CrPmAC9zXOLt1QQs2Ut2oV71oHOVeLU9K0MPuuXpRJ50vR > Mmh5/nRwHur7FkYOpL37zr0p4Q0fAqLPdUYyrNEQw+k66wHZDYSJq8YmzzePS3H1 > rsmucr4XaQ+cAiKfD1x/uXZEA06A03Wuc8NYf2vjS9aJyMs98YbjIz7YE2Ac7I0k > Hv55eUQUlMu1MGGLPbC6PFmy+DpbiDxsL4lxIocLyfjy7XUrufxNfMOBeO8A9aRw > Pa9UIGtv4Tt9bjvrBFyp5eyyMO+zgprtYH4NBVgGWFpXbdXTULQx1ZB3X6jSXjN7 > XUfjm6UQRgWfcPygCPYX5N9JEyEs1en0o4l0y+nelPHPXol8bcAhJe7FzRtI+dPv > TUOdRRStLgI= > =fG3i > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
